Fig. 7: Analysis of monocytes using fluorescence-activated cell sorting for evaluation of CXCL10 and the CD14 surface marker.

A The absolute cell count of CXCL10+ monocytes evaluated under PNAG- or SpA-treated conditions compared with the untreated control. The values are presented as the means and standard deviations (SDs) of three independent experiments. **P ≤ 0.01, ***P ≤ 0.001. B Dot plot representing the frequency of specific monocytes treated with PNAG or SpA compared with the untreated control. The X-axes correspond to the CD14+ receptor, and the Y-axes correspond to the CXCL10 signals. Abbreviations: PNAG: poly N-acetylglucosamine, SpA: S. aureus virulence protein A.